CVE-1999-1565

Man2html 2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

1999-08-20

Last modified

2024-08-01

Affected products

• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Man2html (Earl Hood)

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/6291
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/24784